Musick-al note # 163
A person who studies the Bible must remember that Jesus said “man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Far too many people forget that He said “EVERY” word which means that we must study all of the Bible and not trust our thinking by ignoring anything that God is written. Everyone has sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) thus everyone is destined to die spiritually as Adam and Eve died when they ate of the fruit of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16). They did not die physically but spiritually – separated from God who created them.
God has decreed that those who sin will surely die (Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 6:23). The penalty of sin is death! Everyone has sinned. How shall we escape? Jesus, who never sinned, died to pay the penalty for everyone! His death paid the ransom for the penalty of sin (death) note Matthew 20:28 and 1 Timothy 2:6 which show that the ransom was for all people. Many other verses state the fact that His dying was to make it possible to have life in Him (Isaiah 53, Romans 5:6-10, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 2 Corinthians 5:4-5, 1 Peter 3:18). His death, the death of a sinless person for all the sinners in the world was accepted by the Lord God who sent Jesus into the world for this very purpose. His death did not eliminate all sin, but did take away the penalty of all the sins of those who come to Him in obedience to His Gospel. They respond to Him by dying to sin (Romans 6:1) in repentance and burying their old man of sin in baptism will be raised to a new life (Romans 6:1-11). As Paul was required to do, we must also do (Acts 22:16). By being baptized into Christ we become children of God (Galatians 3:26-27). Failure to obey His commands will result in dire consequences (2 Thessalonians 1:5-10). Obedience to Jesus shows that we love Him (John 14:21-24) but disobedience shows that we do not love Him. Remember Jesus said he would save all who obey His words (Hebrews 5:9),
Gordon Musick
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